Practice Name:

Knobwood for storing grains

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Category Agriculture,Crop Management,Storage of Produce (main or by Produce)
Scout HBN
Ingredients The leaves and the bark of knobwood.
Details Of Innovation Knobwood (Zanthoxylum chalybeum) can grow into a large tree if left unpruned. The bark has a grey colour and it is slippery. The leaves emit a lemony smell when crushed and the flowers are green-yellow. The fruits are red-brown and later turn purple on maturity. This is how it is employed in the storage of grain: a) Its leaves are pounded and then dried. This mixture is layered at the bottom of the granary and also in between and on the top of the grains in layers. b) The dried bark of the roots of knobwood are pounded and sieved. One kg of this powder should be mixed with two 90 kg. of grain.
Innovator / Knowledge Provider Jane Kitange
District South Andaman
KVK District NRM Division, CIARI, Port Blair
Address South Andaman, Andaman & Nicobar Island
Languages Spoken Bengali/Hindi
Vocation Farming
State Andaman and Nicobar Islands
PIN Code 744101
PAS 1 "The insecticidal property of dry leaves of Vitex negundo against the Sitophilus granarius in the laboratory at (28±3) 0C and (78±3) % r. h. with Soxhlet extracted extracts of V. negundo leaves in ethanol, methanol, chloroform, acetone and n-Hexane were tested and found very effective to control the store grain insect pest. The biopesticidal effects of extracts in different solvents were compared by calculating LD10, LD50, LD90 and LD99 values for 96 hrs. The Probit analysis of data demonstrated that LD values for ethanol, methanol, chloroform, acetone and n-Hexane extracts were LD10 – 1.216, 1.141, 0.9298, 1.265, 0.5398 ml/Kg; LD50 – 2.997, 3.106, 2.490, 3.727, 1.302 ml/Kg; LD90 – 7.392, 8.457, 6.667, 10.98, 3.142 ml/Kg and LD99 –15.43, 19.14, 14.88, 26.50, 6.439 ml/Kg respectively, for 96 hrs." [Nilesh Jawalkar, Sureshchandra Zambare. Bioinsecticidal activity of Vitex negundo L. (Family: Verbenaceae) leaf extracts against Sitophilus granarius L. in stored maize grains. J Entomol Zool Stud 2020;8(2):1532-1538. DOI: 10.22271/j.ento.2020.v8.i2z.6643] https://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/?year=2020&vol=8&issue=2&ArticleId=6643
PAS 2 "The insecticidal property of dry leaves of Vitex negundo against the Sitophilus granarius in the laboratory at (28±3) 0C and (78±3) % r. h. with Soxhlet extracted extracts of V. negundo leaves in ethanol, methanol, chloroform, acetone and n-Hexane were tested and found very effective to control the store grain insect pest. The biopesticidal effects of extracts in different solvents were compared by calculating LD10, LD50, LD90 and LD99 values for 96 hrs. The Probit analysis of data demonstrated that LD values for ethanol, methanol, chloroform, acetone and n-Hexane extracts were LD10 – 1.216, 1.141, 0.9298, 1.265, 0.5398 ml/Kg; LD50 – 2.997, 3.106, 2.490, 3.727, 1.302 ml/Kg; LD90 – 7.392, 8.457, 6.667, 10.98, 3.142 ml/Kg and LD99 –15.43, 19.14, 14.88, 26.50, 6.439 ml/Kg respectively, for 96 hrs." [Nilesh Jawalkar, Sureshchandra Zambare. Bioinsecticidal activity of Vitex negundo L. (Family: Verbenaceae) leaf extracts against Sitophilus granarius L. in stored maize grains. J Entomol Zool Stud 2020;8(2):1532-1538. DOI: 10.22271/j.ento.2020.v8.i2z.6643] https://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/?year=2020&vol=8&issue=2&ArticleId=6643
PAS 3 "Leptadeniareticulata (Retz.) Wight &Arn. (Apocynaceae), is a traditional medicinal plant species widely used to treat various ailments such as tuberculosis, hematopoiesis, emaciation, cough, dyspnea, fever, burning sensation, night blindness, cancer, and dysentery. In Ayurveda, it is known for its revitalizing, rejuvenating, and lactogenic properties. This plant is one of the major ingredients in many commercial herbal formulations, including Speman, Envirocare, Calshakti, Antisept, and Chyawanprash. The therapeutic potential of this herb is because of the presence of diverse bioactive compounds such as α-amyrin, β-amyrin, ferulic acid, luteolin, diosmetin, rutin, β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, hentricontanol, a triterpene alcohol simiarenol, apigenin, reticulin, deniculatin, and leptaculatin. However, most biological studies on L. reticulata are restricted to crude extracts, and many biologically active compounds are yet to be identified in order to base the traditional uses of L. reticulata on evidence-based data. [Leptadeniareticulata (Retz.) Wight &Arn.(Jivanti): Botanical, Agronomical, Phytochemical, Pharmacological, and Biotechnological Aspects ]" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279492229_Bio-efficacy_of_insecticides_against_aphid_and_leaf_bug_on_dodi_Leptadenia_reticulata_Retz_Wight_Aruott
PAS 4 "Grain Storage: Methods and Measurements." https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260415101_Grain_storage_methods_and_measurements
Agro Ecological Zone The Islands Region-XV,Port Blair
Other Community Practices " Sun drying of grains, • Use of ash, • Red soil coating method, • Plastering of storage bins with clay and cow dung, • Storage of pulses with common salt, • Turmeric application method, • Use of garlic cloves, • Mixing of leaves, • Stepping method or Stamping method, • Use of salt and chilli powder, • Use of Neem (Margosa) leaves, • Use of Neem (Margosa)leaves and dry chillies, • Use of Neem Oil /Margosa oil, • Use of camphor, • Use of castor powder, • Sand mixture method, • Use of dried red chillies, • Use of lime powder, • Use of matchbox, • Fumigation of the godown /store rooms, • Use of Neem (Margosa) seed powder, • Use of ginger rhizome, • Use of custard apple seed powder and • Use of Tulsi (basil) seeds." https://medcraveonline.com/APAR/indigenous-practices-for-eco-friendly-storage-of-food-grains-and-seeds.html
Practice ID KNW0020000000232
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/940
Reference HBN database
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